Truss.



H. N. WlTT.

-TR-USS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21, mz.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

HENRY N. WITT, OE MORRIS'IOWN, TENNESSEE.

TRUSS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1912.

Application filed September 27, 1917. Serial No. 193,430.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that 1, HENRY N. WITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Morristown, in the county of Hamblen and State of Tennessee, have invented a new and useful Truss, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved truss, having the novel construction and arrangement of parts shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective of the entire device;

Fig. 2 is an edge view of the upper portion of the truss pad;

Fig. 3 is a view of the side portion of the truss pad; and

Fig. 1 is a detailed view of the pad 14, showing the snap fasteners 15.

Like numerals designate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, 1 provide outer straps 1 and 2, strap 1 being provided with a suitable buckle 3. 1 further provide soft and flexible inner straps 3 and 4: which are wider than the straps 1 and 2, and attached to straps 1 and 2 near their ends at the portions designated 5 and G respectively, and to outer sheath 7 at portions 8 and 9 respectively, as shown in Fig. 1.

I provide a soft and flexible inner sheath member 9, having slotted portions 10, through which inner straps 3 and 11 extend as illustrated in Fig. 2.

l further provide straps 11 and 12, having their ends attached to outer sheath 7 as shown in Fig. 1, and extending through slotted portion 13 of the inner sheath 9, thus providing a complete sheath for the thick,

soft, and flexible pad 11. Pad 14 is releasably attached'to the outer sheath 7 by means of a plurality of snap fasteners 15.

Slidably suspended from outer straps 1 and 2, are suitable short buckled straps 16 and 17, to which straps 11 and 12 are buckled when the truss is in position on the body. l provide adjusting straps 18 and 19, adjustably fastened to buckles 20 and 21, as

shown in Fig. 1. Buckles 20 and 21 are secured to buckle straps 16 and 17, thus provi ding means for limiting the adjustment of this truss.

The operation of the device will be apparent from the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings. The pad 11 is positioned transversely across the body above and below the pubes for the purpose of holding an inguinal hernia, either single or double; the pad also holds up the lower portion of the abdomen.

1t is an improvement over other trusses in doing away with small pads, and substituting a flexible soft pad which extends across the body. This pad can readily be renewed when soiled. Another important improvement consists in the provision of the relatively broad inner straps 3 and 1, which are soft and flexible; and soft and flexible inner sheath member 9. This construction provides a belt which is entirely comfortable and eliminates through stitching which irri- Vtates the skin.

There is a suihcient range of adjustment to permit of the device being worn by anyone. Anchoring straps 11 and 12 prevent the device from slipping out of place.

What I claim is:

In a truss, the combination of outer strap members, an outer sheath member to which they are secured, anchoring straps, secured to the bottom portion of the outer sheath member, inner soft and flexible straps of greater width than the outer strap members to which the outer strap members are attached near their ends, a soft and flexible inner sheath member having slotted portions through which the straps are adjusted, a removable relatively large soft pad mounted between the sheath members, and adjustable buckled straps slidably mounted on the outer strap members for adjustably engaginY the anchoring straps, whereby to provi e a truss which can be worn with entire comfort and which will not slip out of place.

HENRY N. WITT.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

